By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was fined $1,000 after admitting to having 2oz of marijuana earlier this week.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged Travis Thompson, 24, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Thompson was arrested after police found him with 2oz of marijuana in New Providence on October 23.
After Thompson pleaded guilty, he was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine or risk six months in prison. He was bound to keep the peace for one year, for which defaulting would carry a one-year prison term.
Another man was granted $3,500 for a separate drug charge.
Magistrate McKinney charged Donnie Saunders, 37, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Police arrested Saunders after reportedly finding 1lb 4oz of marijuana in his home on Andros Avenue around 8.30pm on October 23. The drugs seized in this matter have an estimated street value of $1,400.
After pleading not guilty, Saunders’ bail was set at $3,500 with one or two sureties.
His trial begins on November 30.
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